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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at PNC Park.
The Cardinals will trot Jose Quintana out to the mound in this one. Left hander Quintana has a 5-6 record and a 3.28 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Pirates will be Mitch Keller. The right hander has a 4.22 ERA to go along with a 5-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -294-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Pirates were a 7-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -175 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 7-5 winner on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on St. Louis at -175 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (12) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 82-58 SU
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 51-87 SU
Pittsburgh is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Pittsburgh is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Milwaukee Tuesday, September 13
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Monday, September 12